Business Resilience Specialist

Yorkshire Building Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

My Benefits

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking a Business Resilience Specialist to strengthen the BCMS and help ensure critical services continue during disruption. You will lead BIAs, business continuity plans and resilience exercises across business and technology.

You’ll support Disaster Recovery readiness, analyse data to drive improvements and embed best practice such as ISO 22301, with a proactive, stakeholder-focused approach in a flexible hybrid role.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering BIA, continuity planning and exercising.
• Understanding of DR testing, technology recovery and incident response.
• Strong analytical skills with Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to translate technical concepts.
• Knowledge of BC best practices such as ISO 22301 and relevant standards.
• Experience supporting resilience programs in regulated environments.
• Continuous improvement mindset to enhance reporting and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver key business continuity activities, including BIAs, plans and exercises.
• Support Disaster Recovery readiness and assurance with technology teams.
• Assist operation, testing and improvement of crisis management frameworks.
• Analyse BC, DR and crisis data and produce insights for decision-making.
• Use digital/AI-enabled tools to improve reporting and efficiency.
• Build relationships across business and technology to embed resilience.
• Support governance activities: track tests, remediation and improvements.

Skills

BIAs and continuity planning

Exercising and testing

Disaster Recovery testing

Power BI reporting

Stakeholder management

ISO 22301 knowledge

Continuous improvement

Tools

Power BI

Job description

This is an opportunity to develop your expertise across Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management, working with a wide range of stakeholders to strengthen resilience and drive continuous improvement.

About the role

As a Business Resilience Specialist, you will support the delivery and continual improvement of the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), helping ensure critical services can continue during periods of disruption.

• Deliver key business continuity activities, including Business Impact Assessments, Business Continuity Plans and resilience exercises
• Support Disaster Recovery readiness and assurance, working with technology teams to strengthen recovery capabilities
• Assist with the operation, testing and continuous improvement of crisis management frameworks and response plans
• Analyse BC, DR and Crisis Management data, producing meaningful insights and reporting to support decision-making
• Use digital and AI-enabled tools to improve reporting, documentation and process efficiency
• Build strong relationships across business and technology teams to embed resilience requirements and best practice
• Support governance activities, tracking testing outcomes, remediation actions and continuous improvement initiatives

About you

You'll bring experience in business continuity, operational resilience or a related discipline, along with a proactive approach to problem-solving and stakeholder engagement.

• Experience delivering business continuity activities such as BIAs, continuity planning and exercising
• Understanding of Disaster Recovery testing, technology recovery planning and incident response processes
• Strong analytical skills, with experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools to produce actionable insights
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear business language
• Knowledge of business continuity best practice, such as ISO 22301, BCI Good Practice Guidelines or relevant industry standards
• Experience supporting resilience, risk or operational continuity programmes within a complex or regulated environment
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities to enhance processes, reporting and resilience capabilities

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process.

Development.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.